There are 9 ways to get from Sofia to Kirkenes by plane, train, night train, bus, car, busferry, car ferry, shuttle, or car train
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Fly Sofia Airport to Kirkenes Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane SOF - KKN
14h 30mkr 1,090–3,437Train, night train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain Ic / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Bălțibus
- Take the bus from Balti to Lobok Borderbus
- Take the train from Nevel 2 to Murmansktrain
- Take the bus from Murmansk Bus station to Zapolyarnybus 211
- Drive from Zapolyarny to Kirkenescar
3d 2hkr 2,592–4,673Bus, bus and ferry, night train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the busferry from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Norrköpingbusferry
- Take the nighttrain from Norrköping Centralstation to Narvik stasjonnighttrain
- Take the bus from Breibakken to Harstad Byterminalbus
- Take the carferry from Harstad kystrutekai to Kirkenes kystrutekaicarferry
4d 21hBus, bus and ferry, car ferry
- Take the bus from Sofia to Râmnicu Vâlceabus
- Take the busferry from Râmnicu Vâlcea Socar to Oslo bussterminalbusferry
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Skateflukaiabus
- Take the carferry from Ålesund to Kirkenes kystrutekaicarferry
7d 7hkr 7,605–18,307Fly Sofia Airport to Ivalo, bus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Ivalo (IVL)plane SOF - IVL
- Take the bus from Ivalo Airport to Kirkenesbus
16h 37mkr 6,598–12,746Bus, shuttle to Skopje International Airport, fly to Kirkenes Airport
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Skopje Nikola Karevbus
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Pristinabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Pristina to Skopje Airport
- Fly from Skopje International Airport (SKP) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane SKP - KKN
25h 53mkr 2,966–8,178Bus to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, fly to Kirkenes Airport
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane BEG - KKN
17h 10mkr 1,759–4,320Drive, car train
- Drive from Sofia to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Kirkenescar
2d 5hkr 7,923–12,034Drive 4,100 km
- Drive from Sofia to Kirkenescar 4,100 km
2d 4hkr 8,368–12,086
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sofia to Kirkenes is to fly which costs kr 1000 - kr 3500 and takes 14h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Sofia to Kirkenes is to fly which takes 14h 30m and costs kr 1000 - kr 3500.
The distance between Sofia and Kirkenes is 3058 km. The road distance is 4100 km.
The best way to get from Sofia to Kirkenes without a car is to bus and bus and ferry and night train and car ferry which takes 4 days 21h and costs .
It takes approximately 14h 30m to get from Sofia to Kirkenes, including transfers.
Kirkenes is 1h behind Sofia. It is currently 12:15 PM in Sofia and 11:15 AM in Kirkenes.
Yes, the driving distance between Sofia to Kirkenes is 4100 km. It takes approximately 2 days 4h to drive from Sofia to Kirkenes.
There are 37+ hotels available in Kirkenes.
What companies run services between Sofia, Bulgaria and Kirkenes, Norway?
Ryanair, Scandinavian Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN) twice daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,400
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Wednesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–6,000
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Budapest, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–5,500
Flights from Sofia Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Krakow, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–6,000
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–6,500
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Vienna, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–7,000
Flights from Skopje International Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–3,900
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–3,800
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–6,000
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 40–65
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- kr 40–60
- 1st Class
- kr 50–65
Night train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 30–55
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- kr 30–50
- 1st Class
- kr 40–55
- Phone
- +40735123000
- [email protected]
- Website
- trendbus.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Bălți
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 359
- Schedules at
- romtransexpress.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +442039 938 814
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hurtigruten
Car ferry from Harstad kystrutekai to Kirkenes kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 3,800–6,000
- Website
- Hurtigruten
Car ferry from Ålesund to Kirkenes kystrutekai
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 9,000–14,000
- Website
- Hurtigruten
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